Credit card scammers who prey on local auto shops defrauded one Edmonton retailer out of $36,000 in a single transaction last year, police say.
The scammers used stolen credit cards to try to buy tires in bulk over the phone, said investigator Linda Herczeg, a detective with the EPS economic crimes section.
Police investigated eight cases where fraudulent credit cards were used for bulk tire purchases in 2016, with a total loss to Edmonton retailers of $70,485.
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